Head of Centre of Excellence for Liability Insurance, Helvetia Zurich

Keywords

• Liability Insurance
• Underwriting
• Corporate Liability
• Portfolio Management
• Reinsurance
• Centre of Excellence

Summary

Helvetia is looking for a Head of Centre of Excellence for Liability Insurance in Zurich to establish and lead a group-wide function that unifies liability underwriting standards across European units.

Job Description

Helvetia Beteiligungen AG is seeking a Head of Centre of Excellence for Liability Insurance in Zurich (50–100%) to establish and lead a group-wide function that unifies liability underwriting standards across European units.

Your tasks

• Shape and develop group-wide liability underwriting standards, policy wordings, and best-practice approaches across European units.
• Establish a consistent underwriting framework with clear governance, reporting, and decision-making processes.
• Act as a key expert for complex liability risks, providing technical guidance beyond local authority levels.
• Drive profitable growth through local business cases, market strategies, portfolio analytics, and pricing methodologies.
• Strengthen collaboration across the Group by connecting local units, Claims, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Legal, and Compliance.
• Recruit, onboard, and lead one supporting FTE within the Liability CoE.
• Build liability expertise through internal knowledge sharing and tailored training initiatives.
• Represent Helvetia in national and international liability insurance forums, associations, and industry working groups.

Your profile

• Extensive liability underwriting expertise across the full insurance value chain, including product development, pricing, underwriting, claims, portfolio management, and reinsurance fundamentals.
• Strong technical knowledge of Corporate Liability Insurance, ideally covering General Liability, Product Liability, Professional Indemnity, Financial Lines, and/or Specialty Liability lines.
• Proven experience in Upper Mid-Market and Corporate business, preferably in an international or cross-border environment.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to develop and implement initiatives and drive change.
• Strong analytical and portfolio management skills combined with sound commercial judgment and a data-driven approach.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to influence and build trust across countries, cultures, and business units.
• Fluent English is required; German and other European languages are an advantage.